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NEW T
ITLES
Season of Suffering

Coming of Age in Occupied France, 1940–45
Nicole H. Taflinger
Born in 1927, Nicole Braux’s earliest recollections occur in the French city of Nancy,
where her father owned and operated a
hotel and restaurant. Her charming reflections paint a picture of a romantic culture
still wounded by the First World War.
Nicole was twelve when her father was
recalled into the reserves in 1939. Within
months, she watched German troops invade. “We peeked
above the window sill and saw them…Our imaginations hadn’t exaggerated; they
looked as evil, if not more so, than we’d expected!”
Little by little, the Braux family adjusted to life under occupation. They experienced recurrent air raid alerts, Nazi propoganda, rationing, the Black Market, and
bombings. As they struggled simply to acquire food and keep warm, thinking of the
future became irrelevant. Teachers, friends, employers, priests, nuns, and doctors disappeared in the night. Relationships became veiled in worry, suspicion, and secrecy.
French citizens quietly resisted. They concocted strategies to elude curfew. Women
dressed to offend Germans, donning short skirts and makeup, and choosing the bright
colors of the French flag. They sold tainted food to the despised oppressors. As the
fighting drew ever closer, desperation and terror increased, but miraculous events
brought hope.
Finally the inconceivable joy of liberation came. However, food remained scarce,
the fate of her father was still unknown, and now eighteen, Nicole found herself deeply
in love with Lieutenant Ancel G. Taflinger, pilot for General George S. Patton.
Written decades ago but never published, the author’s guileless voice enhances
her adolescent memories of the German occupation—an existence of fear, loss, suffering, and fierce hatred—and illustrates the immense emotional toll of war.
Photographs • maps
6" x 9" • 168 pages
Paperback
ISBN 978-0-87422-305-7
$22.95
Available in June 2010

Allied troops
liberate Nancy,
France, late 1944.
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NEW T
ITLES

An Election for the Ages
Rossi vs. Gregoire, 2004

Trova Heffernan
Foreword by Secretary of State Sam Reed
As they voted in the November 2004 election, Washington State citizens were unaware that they were
launching a stunning and controversial political episode. The chaotic primary, a public equally divided
between two candidates, the soaring voter turnout, and
the timing of Election Day all collided, creating the
closest ballot result for any governor’s race in American
history. Never before had an election for a statewide
office required two recounts. In another first, litigation
followed, calling into question the integrity and accuracy of the entire voting
process. Whether Dino Rossi or Christine Gregoire would claim victory was finally
decided in June of 2005. Out of 2.8 million votes cast, the winning margin—after
the initial tally, a re-total by machine, and ultimately a manual recount—was a
razor-thin 133 votes.
Written from the perspective of the Office of Secretary of State, An Election for the
Ages offers a chronological profile of these dramatic events. It clarifies and explains
interpretations of election statutes, court rulings, and the role of state officials, providing an inside look at how Secretary of State Sam Reed and his key executive and election staff supervised a heated political battle that reached beyond this particular race
and to the rules of democracy itself.
Photographs • illustrations • index
6” x 9” • 152 pages
Paperback • ISBN 978-0-87422-304-0• $19.95
Available in March 2010

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George Hatley, a cattle rancher and trail guide, indulged
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Through These Portals............................................ 10
To the Columbia Gateway....................................... 12
To the White Clouds............................................... 11
Toward a Peaceable Future...................................... 10
Tracking Ancient Footsteps..................................... 12
Unsettled Boundaries................................................. 9
Valiant Women in War and Exile........................... 10
Valley Walking........................................................... 9
Very Close to Trouble................................................ 8
Wandering and Feasting.............................................6
Washington State, Inaugural Decade.......................11
Washington State Government & Politics................5
Washington Territory................................................11
Way We Ate, The.......................................................8
Wenatchee Valley and Its First Peoples, The...........10
Wild to the Last .......................................................11
Winnetou ...................................................................7
Wired for Success......................................................12
Witch of Kodakery . ...................................................8
Women and the Journey...........................................13
Women’s Votes, Women’s Voices...............................3
World of the Oregon Fishboat, The.........................10
WSU Military Veterans............................................13

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Washington State University Press Spring 2010 catalog

Description

Our Spring 2010 catalog features a riveting memoir of life in occupied France during WWII, and a fascinating insider narrative about the controversial Washington State gubernatorial election betwee...

Our Spring 2010 catalog features a riveting memoir of life in occupied France during WWII, and a fascinating insider narrative about the controversial Washington State gubernatorial election between Christine Gregoire and Dino Rossi in 2004.

WSU Press is a non-profit scholarly publisher affiliated with Washington State University. Our titles focus on the history, prehistory, culture, and politics of the West, particularly the Pacific Northwest.